Hi Last Cast,

Personally, I like the questions that Cowlitz posts. He makes you think a bit. If we police our own ranks, we can improve our general reputation with the non-fishing public, and law enforcement as well. I think that you will find that most folks who participate on this board take out more trash than they bring in, a practice that I only ocassionally did in the past (I always brought out what I took in). Now I make it a point to let others see that I always take out more trash and make a point to carry a small roll of trash bags in my vest at all times, hopefully it will spread. I increased my efforts because of the opinions expressed by the majority of folks on this BB.

Cowlitz's main goal is to get everyone to the stage that you are at. You know the regs forwards and backwards, just like I know the hunting regs. Do you know if you can now use a .30 cal M1 carbine for deer? I know. I am sure that every year when the regs come out, you read through them to check for changes in the areas that you frequent. That's what I do with the hunting regs. Yeah, I know, I'm a bit of a geek, but it has saved me from false violations at least two times when explaining the regs to a few deputies, I always carry a copy in my pack.

I really wish that fishing had the equivalent of the master hunter program, but of course you know that the state wouldn't sanction a Master Baiter program. I just can't understand why?

I am only getting back into river fishing after a ten year break, so I find this helpful. I never took a break from hunting, so I am very up to date on that.

I don't mean to speak for Cowlitz, but I believe that this is what he is trying to accomplish.

Take care, and don't hand that rod off to me! I'll catch my own fish.

Andy

[ 07-17-2001: Message edited by: Dogfish ]